Now that Valentine’s day is rapidly approaching, have you considered presenting a romantic partner with some jewellery made from your spit? A research project at Aalto University, Finland suggests that you could. Oron Catts and Marika Hellman of the university’s Biofilia Lab explain: “First, some water is held in the mouth for a moment and […]
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“Better chance… if an Inuit or a Mayan spits on it?”
A Canadian study, long overlooked, asks “Does a parasite have a better chance of survival if an Inuit or a Mayan spits on it?” Author Ed Shields sent us a copy accompanied by a note saying “Years ago, I chose its provocative title as an attempt to awaken folks to the potential immunochemical importance of salivary […]
Powerpoint-Induced Salivation in Class
Powerpoint enthusiasts who have not yet developed their own techniques for inducing salivation in classrooms now have a published study that can show them the basics: “Using Powerpoint to Demonstrate Human Classical Salivary Conditioning in a Classroom Situation,” Charles Abramson [pictured here], Erika Brown, Dillon Langley, Psychological Reports, Volume 108, Issue 1, February 2011, pp. […]
Kickboxing spit content irrelevancy
Big news, in the form of a published study, for anyone who is fascinated by kickboxing and spit: “Effect of a kickboxing match on salivary cortisol and immunoglobulin A“, Alexandre Moreira, Franco Arsati, Ynara Bosco De Oliveira Lima-Arsati, Emerson Franchini and Vera Cavalcanti De Araújo, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2010 Aug;111(1):158-66. The authors, at the […]